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State Content Standards STATE GOAL 14: Understand political systems, with an emphasis on the United States. A. Understand and explain basic principles of the United States government. 14.A.3-Describe how responsibilities are shared and limited by the United States and Illinois Constitutions and significant court decisions. B. Understand the structures and functions of the political systems of Illinois, the United States and other nations. 14.B.3-Identify and compare the basic political systems of Illinois and the United States as prescribed in their constitutions. C. Understand election processes and responsibilities of citizens. 14.C.3-Compare historical issues involving rights, roles and status of individuals in relation to municipalities, states and the nation. F. Understand the development of United States political ideas and traditions. 14.F.3a-Analyze historical influences on the development of political ideas and practices as enumerated in the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Illinois Constitution. 14.F.3b- Describe how United States political ideas and traditions were instituted in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. STATE GOAL 15: Understand economic systems, with an emphasis on the United States. E. Understand the impact of government policies and decisions on production and consumption in the economy. 15.E.3a- Identify the types of taxes levied by differing levels of governments (e.g., income tax, sales tax, property tax). STATE GOAL 16: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois, the United States and other nations. B. Understand the development of significant political events. 16.B.3a-Describe how different groups competed for power within the colonies and how that competition led to the development of political institutions during the early national period. 16.b.3b-Explain how and why the colonies fought for their independence and how the colonists’ ideas are reflected in the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. 16.b.3c-Describe the way the Constitution has changed over time as a result of amendments and Supreme Court decisions. STATE GOAL 18: Understand social systems, with an emphasis on the United States. C. Understand how social systems form and develop over time. 18.C.3a-Describe ways in which a diverse U.S. population has developed and maintained common beliefs (e.g., life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; the Constitution and the Bill of Rights). |